The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-11-10
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LAST FIGHTS FOR LIFE.
SPIES, FIELDEN AND SCHWAB ASK
FOR A HABEAS CORPUS.
LINGG DECLARED INSANE

Judge Gary Said to Have Favored
Communication for Fielden-Spies Said
to Have Asked the Governor to Hang
Him and Save the Others -Presenta-
ton of the Petitions at Springfield.
CHICAGO, Nov. 9.-The Tribune this
morning says: Judge Gary has written
statement on behalf of the State that will
undoubtedly result in saving Fielden from
the gallows. The statement relates to none
Of the other prisoners, and cannot possibly
affect their fate one way or another. 1t is
not petition nor a request for commuta-
ton of sentence, and neither is it a bare
statement of facts Just what it contains
could not be learned last night, but it is
rather a suggestion to the Governor
that in view of certain facts
therein recited favorable consideration
of Fielden's petition might be justified. The
Judge was asked if he would give a copy
of it or make any statement as to what the
points enumerated WERE but he declined.
1.-THE statement is in the hands OF Fielden's
friends ne said land do not know what
their wishes are in the matter, so / do not
feel at liberty to say anything about it,"
Does it contain any request that the
Governor commute Fielden's sentenced"
at contains no request at all. [ simply
detailed some points in his case, and said
that in my opinion, they might justify ia
vorable consideration of his petition"
NOT DISCLOSED.
"The points are"
Those are what do not feel at liberty
TO tell"
"Did you review the case at all"
mo. The Governor knows all about it
himself"
Have you written any statement for any
Of the other Anarchists"
"No l have not been asked to do So"
States Attorney Grinnell was told what
Judge Gary had said, and asked if he had
done anything of similar nature. Il in
dorsed Judge Gary's statement in Fielden's
case" he said, "and also added a few points
that occurred to me-"
"Did you write any statements or opinion
for any of the others?n
Il made a plain statement of facts in re-
gard to Schwab. that / thought the Gov
ernor ought to know. But | made no sug-
gestions whatever-merely statement of
facts.n
"And the otbers?"
Il have written nothing in regard to
their cases, nor will /; ] did not deem it
policy for the State, and refused to do any
thing.n
Did you send your statements to the
Governor by mails"
''No they are in the hands of the prison
er's friends
TWO ANARCHISTS ARRESTED.
Fred Horst and Emil Wende, two we'll
known Anarchists, were before Justice
Lyon this morning. the former charged
with conspiracy and carrying concealed
weapons and the latter with conspiracy
alone. The cases were continued until Nov.
IL in bonds of $1,000 and $3.50, respectively,
in default of which they were locked up.
Horst and Wende are members of a regular
anarchistic group which numbers thirty-six
members. 1t was resolved by the group to
purchase arms and Horst was instructed 70
purchase revolvers for his associates, and
he and Wende were down to purchase pis-
tolls. A watch was placed on the two men,
and when they attempted to purchase
weapons they were arrested.
LINGG DECLARED INSANE.
Dr.. James Kirnan, a former warden of
the Cook County Hospital for the Insane,
filed petition in the County Court to-day,
charging the fact to be that Louis Lingg,
the rabid Anarchist bomb-maker, under sem
tence of death, is insane, and that it would
lie for the benefit and for the safety of the
community that he be confined in the
State Hospital for the Insane. The
usual formal notice was served on States
Attorney Grinnell about / o'clock it
simply informed the latter that a motion
for writ commanding him to bring Louis
Lingg before the court for trial for insanity
had been filed. At o'clock when the hear
ing of the argument on the petition was TO
begin, Judge Prendergast announced that he
would not hear the application until after
the Criminal Court had passed on it.
Messrs. Hunt and Viernan, late this after
noon, went to the Criminal Court and filed
the petition for an inquiry into Lingg'S
sanity with the Clerk, after which they
sought Judge Bakers court room, TO lay the
matter before him and ask him to interfere.
The Judge was not in, and they went out in
the street to find him. In case they do not
succeed in getting the case before Judge
Baker tonight, they will appear before him
tomorrow morning.
A WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS ASKED.
Attorney Moses Solomon, late this after
noon obtained the signatures of Spies,
tlelden and Schwab to petition for writ
OF habeas corpus. The grounds upon which
the writ is asked are that tine Judgment of
the Supreme Court of the State was illegal
IN that it said the Judgment should be
aiiirmed, " instead of Judgments" in each
case, and also that the defendants should be
In court at the time the Judgment of the
court was rendered, and that at that time
they were in Cook county Jail. The petit
tion will be laid before one of the judges OF
the Criminal Court tomorrow morning.
KEPT IN THEIR CELLS.
The Anarchists were not allowed outside
their cells to-day. Nina Van Zandt ap-
peared, but was denied permission to see
Spies Mrs. Engel, however, was granted
an interview with her husband. All inter
est belonging to the fate of the doomed
men has been transferred to Springfield.
Most of then sympathizers and their coun-
sci are out of town, interceding with the
Governor. 1t is the general belief that
nothing final will be heard from
Springfield before tomorrow. The
Anarchists made no inquiry, nor did they
exchange any words with each other at all
during the day All over town quiet but
enectlve workers were engaged i'll attending
10 The multitude of arrangements that may
ma nave something to do with the hanging.
The water works are being guarded, SO are
many of the big buildings down town
view wires have been strung from the
gaii to the Chicago avenue po-
nee station. Another special wire
mas been up between the Jail and the Cen
trai police station, and still another wire be